Name: 1998-99 NBA Eastern Conference standings
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The Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic finished tied atop the 1998-99 NBA Eastern Conference playoff race, all at 33-17. The Miami Heat finished first on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

East standings, 1998-99

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Miami Heat (MIA) e	33	17	.660	-	6-4	L1
Indiana Pacers (IND) x	33	17	.660	-	7-3	W4
Orlando Magic (ORL) x	33	17	.660	-	5-5	W4
Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x	31	19	.620	2	8-2	W1
Detroit Pistons (DET) x	29	21	.580	4	6-4	L1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x	28	22	.560	5	6-4	L1
Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) x	28	22	.560	5	7-3	W1
New York Knicks (NYK) x	27	23	.540	6	6-4	W2
Charlotte Hornets (CHH)	26	24	.520	7	6-4	W2
Toronto Raptors (TOR)	23	27	.460	10	3-7	W1
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)	22	28	.440	11	1-9	L3
Boston Celtics (BOS)	19	31	.380	14	3-7	L3
Washington Wizards (WAS)	18	32	.360	15	2-8	L1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)	16	34	.320	17	4-6	W1
Chicago Bulls (CHI)	13	37	.260	20	3-7	L2

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
e: clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference

Turning points

The lead changed hands 11 times.
The Miami Heat trailed by as many as 3.5 games on April 9, 1999.
The Charlotte Hornets won 9 games in a row from April 7, 1999 to April 21, 1999, the longest run of the race.
The Orlando Magic led by 3 games as late as April 10, 1999.
The Miami Heat went 9-3 from April 9, 1999 to April 27, 1999, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 61 of the 88 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
The Orlando Magic held first place for 22 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Miami Heat spent 34 of the season's 90 charted days in first place.